IITians set up start-up to wash cars,bikes

Shwetank Agarwal, director and CEO of the company, told TOI that they had dreams to bring revolution in automobile sector."We were full of ideas but could not make it big initially due to financial crunch," he said.Kapil Dixit | TNN | April 17, 2017, 15:48 IST

This Picture is for Representative Purpose OnlyALLAHABAD: Three pass-outs of Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) MTech, Shwetank Agarwal, Pawan Paul Lakhra and Rashmi Ranjan Rout have set up a company which offers car and bike wash at one's doorstep in Allahabad and Varanasi.

After getting recognition as a startup by the department of industrial policy & promotion on February 9 this year, the company aims to bring revolution in the sector and car or bike owners can find one stop solution for their vehicles.

Shwetank Agarwal, director and CEO of the company, told TOI that they had dreams to bring revolution in automobile sector. "We were full of ideas but could not make it big initially due to financial crunch," he said.

"We decided to approach Malviya Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (MCIIE), IIT-BHU in October 2016 to know about the Start-up India programmes.

"After compiling all information about proposal, form filling, business model, revenue, its future scope and employment, we had applied for the start-up in January 2017 and got a certificate on February 9 from Startup by DIPP, government of India in February this year," he said.

"Once we are able to get our services recognized among masses, we have planned to hire skilled persons to expand our services in other cities of the country," he said.

"We offer exterior, interior wash along with full body polish, tyre polish, ceiling cleaning and seat wash and polish to the customers," said Agarwal. "We have uploaded videos on Youtube and have a web page as well," he added.

In fact, segment leaders like Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Hero MotoCorp have reported de-growth of 34.3 per cent, 45 per cent and 20 per cent, respectively giving a clear indication of a prolonged slowdown in the sector.